November 2004 - Fiscal Policy Institute

Low-wage New York workers deserve a raise

November 29, 2004. A letter to the editor by FPI's senior economist, Trudi Renwick, Albany Times Union. Your Nov. 12 editorial about the rise of poverty among working families in New York correctly pointed out that one solution to this problem would be an increase in the state's minimum wage. In July, both the Senate and Assembly passed a bill to increase the state's minimum wage. The bill, which would have established a state minimum wage of $6 per hour on Jan. 1, $6.75 per [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:54-05:00November 29th, 2004|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Letters|

Social Security Keeps More than 800,000 Elderly New Yorkers Out of Poverty

November 18, 2004. Pooling the three most recent years of data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, this issue of Fiscal Policy Note$estimates poverty rates with and without Social Security benefits for the elderly in New York.

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T15:14:18-05:00November 18th, 2004|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Social Policy|

New York State Minimum Wage Increase: Myth vs Reality

November 18, 2004. The newest issue of Fiscal Policy Note$ debunks four myths about increases in the minimum wage.

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:55-05:00November 18th, 2004|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

New York Workers Who Would Benefit from an Increase in the NYS Minimum Wage to $7.15 per Hour

November 18, 2004. New analysis from FPI: county by county estimates.

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:55-05:00November 18th, 2004|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

Calculating the Cost of a Sound Basic Education

November 17, 2004. A supplemental affidavit submitted by FPI to the three court-appointed referees in the landmark school funding adequacy case (Campaign for Fiscal Equity vs. New York State). This supplemental affidavit and an earlier October 26, 2004 affidavit were prepared in response to questions from the referees regarding regional cost indices, the state government's "cost effectiveness" filter and weightings for poverty and other special needs. In these affidavits, Mauro responds to questions from the referees regarding regional cost indices, the "cost effectiveness" filter and [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T15:04:36-05:00November 17th, 2004|Education, Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Social Policy|

Women’s Economic Security in New York

November 12, 2004. Presentation prepared for the Policy Summit for Women Elected to New York State's County and City Governments, sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at the University of Rochester. Also see: Fact Sheet on NY Women's Economic Security.

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T15:12:44-05:00November 12th, 2004|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Social Policy|